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CERTIFICATIONS AND RATINGS

CERTIFICATIONS AND RATINGS. 3. Slide header copy. In This Chapter. Sustainable building certifications and ratings The decision to pursue a certification or rating. 1-1. 3-1. Slide header copy. Reliable Certifications.

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CERTIFICATIONS AND RATINGS

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  1. CERTIFICATIONS AND RATINGS 3

  2. Slide header copy In This Chapter • Sustainable building certifications and ratings • The decision to pursue a certification or rating 1-1 3-1

  3. Slide header copy Reliable Certifications • Standards developed through open, consensus-based processes from multidisciplinary stakeholders • In this chapter, we will look at: • Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) • Green Globes • ENERGY STAR 3-2

  4. Slide header copy LEED • Rating system for design, construction, and operational standards for high-performance buildings • Types of commercial buildings that may be certified : • Offices • Retail and service establishments • Hotels • Residential buildings of four or more stories • Institutional buildings 1-1 3-3

  5. Slide header copy I LEED Life-cycle Phases 3-4

  6. Slide header copy LEED Categories (Credits) • Sustainable sites • Water efficiency • Energy and atmosphere • Materials and resources • Indoor environmental quality • Innovation and design process 1-1 3-5

  7. Slide header copy LEED Application Requirements (All Types) • Project contact, project type, project size, number of occupants, and date of construction completion • Project narrative and highlights • LEED Project Checklist, incl. project prerequisites and credits and total projected score • Copies of LEED Letter Templates and supporting doc. • Complete list of all Credit Interpretations and Rulings (CIRs) used • Drawings and photos 3-6

  8. Slide header copy Exploring LEED with Clients • Is LEED certification: • Realistic? • Worth the expense? • What LEED level is desired/possible? • Which LEED credits may be lower cost? • Is timeline understood? 1-1 3-7

  9. Slide header copy Green Building Initiative (GBI) • Green Globes certification for: • Design of new buildings or significant renovation • Management and operation of existing buildings • Office buildings • Multi-residential buildings • Light Industrial buildings • Building emergency management • Building intelligence • Fit-up: design of new or retrofitted commercial interiors 3-8

  10. Slide header copy Case Study Discussion: Green Globes Homes Savings Bank 1-1 3-9

  11. Slide header copy ENERGY STAR • ENERGY STAR Rating of building efficiency • Rating of 50 means building performs better than 50% of all similar buildings nationwide • ENERGY STAR Label is awarded to buildings with a rating of 75 or more 3-10

  12. Slide header copy ENERGY STAR • ENERGY STAR Target Finder • Rate a building design's estimated energy use • Helps sets aggressive targets for reduction of energy use • Recommend actions to get to the reduction goal 1-1 3-11

  13. Slide header copy Other Common Standards/ Guidelines • BREEAM Buildings • IISB Green Building Challenge SBTool • Minnesota Sustainable Design Guidelines 3-12

  14. Slide header copy Sector-Specific Certification/ Rating Programs • Practice Greenhealth • Green Clean Certification • State green school guidelines • ENERGY STAR/BREEAM for retail 1-1 3-13

  15. Slide header copy Standards and Ratings (Non-building) • ENERGY STAR ratings of products • ASHRAE • ANSI • FSC • GreenGuard Environmental Institute • Green Seal • Green-e • CRI • Floorscore 3-14

  16. Slide header copy What You Need to Pursue a Certification • Documentation of building performance • Understanding of market value of certifications • Understanding value to owner/tenant • Recognizing importance of maintaining performance after certification 1-1 3-15

  17. Slide header copy Alternatives to Certification • Best if only pursuing one category of green improvement • Marketing value may come from other commitment • Less publicity means less publicity of underperforming on expectations • Avoided fees and staff time from certification process 3-16

  18. Slide header copy Exercise: Identifying Key Concepts of LEED 3.0 • Read questions and discuss with another student why LEED system is weighted as it is. • Capture your notes in fields provided. 1-1 3-17

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